Eccentric performer kicks off new arts series

2:17 AM,
Mar. 22, 2013

Iman Lizarazu

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Call Iman Lizarazu a clown and you might be slapped with a feather or get a juggling ring between the eyes. Iman prefers to be called an eccentric performer.

Iman said the term is more inclusive of the ballet, acrobatics, juggling, mime and comedy she has used in her 35 years as a world-renowned performer.

"If I'm in the U.S. and I call myself a clown, I'm going to shoot myself in the foot right there," said Iman. "People think of the circus or a birthday clown that blows up balloons. In Europe, there are different kinds of clowns. ...